The Italian artist, Pinturicchio (c. 1454–1513), created this painted panel to adorn the Palace of Pandolfo Petrucci, who held despotic power in Siena, Italy,...
Luo Guanzhong (14th century)
"Simply bring in a woman and strategies will
succeed."
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (chapter 9) by Luo Guanzhong and translated...
After suffering several raids from the Lombards between 570 and 575, the Frankish King Guntram of Burgundy (r. 561-593) decided to take preventative action...
The Italian artist, Pinturicchio (c. 1454–1513), created this painted panel to adorn the Palace of Pandolfo Petrucci, who held despotic power in Siena, Italy,...
This peculiar illustration, created by the German artist Johann Wilhelm Baur (c. 1600-1642), recreates a sad myth about the Heliades—a name given to the...
Jonathan Swift (c. 1667-1745)
"Sometimes a war is entered upon, because the enemy is too strong, and sometimes because he is too weak. Sometimes our...
This illustration, by the Italian artist Bartolomeo Pinelli (c. 1781-1835), depicts Julius Caesar’s famous crossing of the Rubicon—a small stream that, in Caesar’s day,...
Sun Tzu (sayings recorded between 6th-3rd century BCE)
"With an understanding of
Weakness and
Strength,
An army
Can strike
Like a millstone
Cast at an egg."
Sun Tzu’s The Art of War...
The Italian artist, Pinturicchio (c. 1454–1513), created this painted panel to adorn the Palace of Pandolfo Petrucci, who held despotic power in Siena, Italy,...
Thucydides (c. 460-400 BCE)
"It is senseless to go against people who, even if conquered, could not be controlled, while failure would leave us much...
This image by the Scottish artist, James Archer (c. 1823-1904), features an enigmatic and mysterious character from history. Shown preaching on the steps, with...
Thucydides (c. 460-400 BCE) was an Athenian general and historian who lived through the Peloponnesian War (c. 431-404 BCE) between Athens and Sparta. He...
The Italian artist, Pinturicchio (c. 1454–1513), created this painted panel to adorn the Palace of Pandolfo Petrucci, who held despotic power in Siena, Italy,...
This peculiar illustration, created by the German artist Johann Wilhelm Baur (c. 1600-1642), recreates a sad myth about the Heliades—a name given to the...
Pierre Paul Prud'hon (c. 1758–1823) died when he was nearing the completion of this painting, and the finishing touches were applied by his student,...
The Italian artist, Pinturicchio (c. 1454–1513), created this painted panel to adorn the Palace of Pandolfo Petrucci, who held despotic power in Siena, Italy,...
This peculiar illustration, created by the German artist Johann Wilhelm Baur (c. 1600-1642), recreates a sad myth about the Heliades—a name given to the...
Jonathan Swift (c. 1667-1745)
"I dare engage, these creatures have their titles and distinctions of honour; they contrive little nests and burrows, that they call...
This painting was created by the American artist, Tompkins Harrison Matteson (c. 1813–1884), and is housed within the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts....
Margery Kempe (c. 1373-1439+)
"It is a pity that money should succeed before truth."
The Book of Margery Kempe (Book 1, chapter 25), dictated by Margery...
This illustration, created by the German artist Joseph Martin Kronheim (c. 1810–1896), depicts the final moments of King Edward the Martyr of England, who...
The Italian artist, Pinturicchio (c. 1454–1513), created this painted panel to adorn the Palace of Pandolfo Petrucci, who held despotic power in Siena, Italy,...
Luo Guanzhong (14th century)
"Simply bring in a woman and strategies will
succeed."
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (chapter 9) by Luo Guanzhong and translated...
This peculiar illustration, created by the German artist Johann Wilhelm Baur (c. 1600-1642), recreates a sad myth about the Heliades—a name given to the...
Lucan (c. 39-65)
"Oh profit, that sickly corruption!
Sellers come forward starving—when offered gold."
From Lucan’s Civil War (Book 4, between lines 76-107), translated by Matthew...
The so-called Samnites were an ancient federation of Oscan-speaking tribes that controlled a large territory around the Apennine Mountain range in Central Italy. At...
Pierre Paul Prud'hon (c. 1758–1823) died when he was nearing the completion of this painting, and the finishing touches were applied by his student,...
Virgil (c. 70-19 BCE)
"Since Fortune's got the upper hand,
let's follow her where she calls and change course."
From The Aeneid (Book V) by Virgil, translated...
